Those then who go to excess in ridicule are thought to be buffoons and vulgar fellows,
who itch to have their joke at all costs, and are more concerned to raise a laugh than to
keep within the bounds of decorum and avoid giving pain to the object of their raillery.
Those on the other hand who never by any chance say anything funny themselves and take
offence at those who do, are considered boorish and morose. Those who jest with good taste
are called wittyεὐτράπελοι, lit. ‘turning well,’ nimble-witted.
or versatile—that is to say, full of good turns; for such sallies seem to spring
from the character, and we judge men's characters, like their bodies, by their movements.